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November 2025
A Tribute to Paul Keim: A nostalgic return to Fort Tilden
Leader: Peter Dorosh Focus: This walk honors Paul Keim, a former president and long-time member of the Brooklyn Bird Club, a friend and mentor to many, who sadly passed away this August. The leader reflects on their four-decade-long friendship, honoring Paul's life with a visit to Gateway's Fort Tilden— a place Paul first introduced him to in the 1980s, during a fall hawk watch. This walk will highlight the beauty around us: on land, in the air, and on the…
Find out more »Jones Beach in Coastal Beauty
Leader: Max Epstein Participant limit: 16 Focus: The focus is primarily coastal waterfowl and gulls, lingering shorebirds, sparrows, dune species, raptors, finches and possible vagrant birds. Registrar: Danielle Khalife daniellek97@gmail.com Registration Period: November 9th-November 13th; drivers and members get priority Carpool fee: $20 Itinerary: During this time when colorful foliage is at Autumn's peak, the plan usually focuses on birding West End, Coast Guard Station, Roosevelt Nature Center area, and Point Lookout. Bring lunch, water, hot beverage and a scope…
Find out more »The conclusion to a golden year: American Goldfinch claims Prospect Park as Lucky “Golden Bird” #8 in a celebratory year
Meet 7:30 at The Bartel Pritchard park entrance, Prospect Park Leader: Peter Dorosh In 2025, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the leader’s birding journey, which began in 1975 with his first spark bird, the Scarlet Tanager. To mark this special milestone, the theme of the year’s celebrations will focus on bird species with the name “golden,” along with all birds that continue to inspire joy and wonder. Throughout the year, seven “golden” bird species will be featured in…
Find out more »December 2025
Will You Be Our Gull Friend? (A Gull Identification Workshop in Coney Island)
Meet 9:30 AM at the Stillwell Avenue Bath House. https://goo.gl/maps/YtU66srpc7v1Sejq5 Leaders: Dennis Hrehowsik and Bobbi Manian Focus: Brush up on your Gull ID skills in time for the Christmas Bird Count! Join Bobbi Manian and Dennis Hrehowsik at Coney Island for a gull ID workshop. Notes: This is a public transit trip with no registration required (no car pools arrangements.) Bring a scope if you have one and dress for windy, likely chilly conditions. Bring water , snacks and sunscreen if necessary. The…
Find out more »Staten Island Hotspots and Waterways
Leader: Tom Preston Participant limit: 16 members Focus: We will visit several locations in Staten Island on this trip. There is good birding year round on the island. In winter coastal spots are often productive, but we will visit inland areas too.The exact spots will be finalized later, based on conditions and reports. Staten Island has many productive and easily accessible birding spots, we will visit a number of them. Registrar: JoAnn Preston email jocrochet@verizon.net Members and drivers get priority.…
Find out more »January 2026
New Year’s Day Walk in Prospect Park
Meet at 9 am at the feeders on Breeze Hill (same location as Smorgasburg) https://www.prospectpark.org/location/breeze-hill/ NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED Leader: Karen O'Hearn Focus: Celebrating the new year with the beauty of birds, friendship and renewed spirit.
Find out more »Frosty Beginnings at Coney Island
Meet 8:00 AM at Dunkin Donuts at the street entrance of Stillwell Avenue train station. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/yMvBuL8z7VH9Xevq8 ) Leader: Chris Laskowski Focus: Primarily coastal waterfowl and ducks, gulls and beach habitat species Note: There is a good amount of walking. Dress warmly for the cold season. Bring lunch and scope if you have one. This is a public transportation trip. Check train alerts in case there is an interruption. If inclement weather occurs, check BBC Facebook or Peter’s blog Prospect Sightings…
Find out more »A Finchy winter walk in Green-wood Cemetery (Rain Date)
(Due to rain forecast this walk is moved from Saturday the 10th to Sunday the 11th.) Meet 8:30 am inside the Arch main entrance (25th Street and 5th Avenue). No registration necessary. Leader: Megan Thornton Focus: Winter is a quiet time but hidden among the bare trees and frozen ground, birds are around. For this themed walk, based on last autumn's finch forecast we hope to see winter finches among the woodpeckers, nuthatches, titmice, hawks and whatever else is around.…
Find out more »Counting waterfowl within the Western Rockaway terminus: Riis Beach, Fort Tilden and Breezy Point
Leaders: Peter Dorosh and Carl Biers Participant limit: 10 Note: This is an official state count, part of the Kings tally for the NYS annual winter waterfowl survey (see reference link below). Be prepared for a challenging walk of up to 10 miles (including 5 miles on beach sand) in potentially harsh, wintry conditions, particularly at the Breezy Point unit, which spans a total of 4 miles. If the weather is "frightful", the walk will be rescheduled to Monday January…
Find out more »Counting Waterfowl in Prospect Park
Leader: Tina Alleva Meet 9 a.m. at the Audubon Center at the Boathouse. No registration necessary. Focus: The annual NYS Waterfowl count commences this week with the aim of counting ducks, swans, geese, grebes and coots among the species documented. Prospect Park’s tally will be part of the overall Kings County count. Note: Dress warmly for the cold season and long walk. The walk should take all morning. If inclement weather is a factor, the walk will be the next…
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